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Last week Schweich told his staff to just stop altogether, and this week he lashed out at the interests and their attorneys over the contradictory demands. “The payday loan industry,” he said in a statement, “spreads money around Jefferson City like butter, and this is only the latest attempt to protect their 400 perce...
A companion proposal pushed by many payday cap proponents would raise the state’s minimum wage from the current $7.25 to $8.25 and enact cost-of-living increases in the years ahead. That one appears to have run the legal gantlet and could be headed for the ballot, assuming sufficient signatures are turned in to the sta...
Schweich’s point is well taken (though he needs to do his job). This is one more tortured example of how dysfunctional Jefferson City has become.
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The NBA released it’s all defensive teams on Wednesday and Milwaukee Bucks all-star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo fell short of both the first and second teams.
Anthony Davis (New Orleans Pelicans) and Robert Covington (Philadelphia 76ers) earned the forward spots on the first team. Draymond Green (Golden State Warriors) and Al Horford (Boston Celtics) took both spots on the second team.
Former Marquette standout Jimmy Butler of the Minnesota Timberwolves also made the second team.
Israeli military officials considered assassinating Hamas officials in a “targeted killing” campaign, Haaretz reports.
This statement comes after hundreds of bombings shocked the Gaza strip, along with hundreds of deaths during the March of Return protests. Israel has said that the targeted killings would have been preferable to the mass deaths.
Israeli officials may have avoided the targeted killings in order to provide a show of good faith in the developing peace agreement negotiations brokered by Egypt and UN Peace Envoy, Nickolay Mladenov.
But the history of Israel using targeted killings points to the frequency of this tactic in achieving Israel’s goals.
Citing the shooting of Mazen Fuqaha, a senior official in Hamas’ military wing, many took note of the confusion it caused in the higher ranks of the Hamas movement.
Israel never took responsibility for the assassination. Hamas executed three people it believed were conspiring with the shooter and struggled to fill the responsibility left by Fuqaha.
Targeted killings recently came to light again in the recent death of Syrian weapons scientist Aziz Asbar who was killed on his way home from work near Hama in Syria.
The international community was quick to point to Israel’s Mossad agency as responsible for the killing of the weapons scientist.
Brokers of the developing peace talks explicitly stated that Israel has a responsibility to avoid this tactic on Hamas officials, despite being in a vulnerable position as many traveled to Gaza from abroad.
One of the conditions of the agreement for starting peace talks was that Israel would not attempt to assassinate some of the Hamas officials, many of whom went through border crossings that where Israel would have military access.
A history of Israel’s use of targeted killings also shows that Hamas is likely to react violently with counterstrikes and military campaigns along the borders, likely leading to war. Both parties are currently working toward a ceasefire agreement.
Israeli officials are quoted saying that the plans to assassinate senior Hamas officials have reached an advanced stage, but would require additional preparations if members of the Netanyahu administration requested the assassinations.
IF you're not sure who Migos are then you might want to read this.
The US-Hip Hop trio are becoming quite the name in mainstream music after spending years growing their following in the counterculture.
In the last week, Migos have featured on Katy Perry's new single, Bon Appétit, and just shot a music video with Liam Payne for their new collaboration.
With their music credentials increasing with stature every week, it's time you learned a little more about the Bad and Boujee hitmakers.
1. Who is in Migos?
It's a family affair for the group made up of Quavo (Quavious Keyate Marshall), Takeoff (Kirshnik Khari Ball) and Offset (Kiari Kendrell Cephus). Quavo is Takeoff's uncle and Offset is Quavo's cousin and the group formed in their hometown of Lawrenceville, Georgia.
2. Have I heard their music before?
If you're a Drake fan, yes. The Canadian rapper did a remix of their debut single, Versace, and it went viral in 2013. It was taken off their Y.R.N. (Young Rich N****s) mixtape which included songs Hannah Montana and Dennis Rodman featuring Gucci Mane.
3. 2013 was a while ago, anything more recent?
Last October, Migos and Lil Uzi Vert released Bad and Boujee, from their second album, Culture, and it went in a number one on Billboard's Hot 100 chart.
The song's lyrics "rain drop, drop top" became a massive internet meme and it even got a shout out at the Golden Globes by Donald Glover who declared it "the best song ever."
4. Hasn't there been some controversy surrounding them though?
Yep. The group were arrested for possession of marijuana and another controlled substance, possession of firearms within a school safety zone, possession of firearms during the commission of a crime, and possession of firearms by convicted felons after performing at Georgia Southern University, in the US, APRIL 18, 201...
Takeoff and Quavo were released on bail but Offset was not and he ended up getting additionally charged with battery and inciting a riot within a penal facility after attacking another inmate. He spent eight months in custody before accepting a plea deal.
That's not all. Quavo got into some serious bother after suggesting to Rolling Stone that iLoveMakonnen’s sexuality undermined his credibility because "he first came out talking about trapping and selling Molly, doing all that."
"When [Makonnen’s] music came out I thought it was hard, so if he would’ve come out the same way…I got a record with Frank Ocean [Calvin Harris' Slide]. That closes my case."
It was over 100 degrees today in Indio, California, and it appears that the heat may have been getting to actress Emma Roberts.
The Valentine's Day star looked a tad washed out as she stripped down to a tiny tube top and Daisy Dukes to party at the Coachella Music and Arts Festival.
The 21-year-old was celebrating her third day in the desert and she appeared happy to find a spot in the shade, presumably in the VIP tent.
Making her way around the tables, the actress looked relieved to be out of the sun.
She paired her tiny outfit with a pair of cute pink ankle socks and some Converse sneakers.
Also clad in a midriff top and cut-off denim shorts was Zoe Kravitz, who was spotted at the grounds with boyfriend and Gossip Girl star Penn Badgley.
The daughter of legendary singer Lenny flaunted her toned figure in the cream top and rolled up mini shorts.
Penn, who has lately been sporting copious amounts of facial hair, opted for a striped tank and some khaki cargo shorts.
Emma also wore the bare minimum to the music festival on Friday, turning up in a bikini covered only by a see-through mesh dress.
The actress returned to the desert for weekend two of the famous festival with a large entourage of friends.
The star wore a black and white bandeau swimsuit with a zip-up front beneath her sheer white dress.
The frock left little to the imagination, and showcased Emma's slim figure.
Emma ensured she was comfortable for her long day of dancing again in her white trainers complete with pink ankle socks.
On Friday Emma was more than happy to mix with the enormous crowds at the event, shunning the VIP section to chill out on the grass with fellow revellers.
The pretty blonde relaxed on a picnic blanket as she listened to bands and sipped on cocktails and beer.
Other celebrities spotted at Coachella weekend two have been Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Dita Von Teese, Kelly Osbourne and Melanie Griffiths.
Bird flu has been found at a second Romanian village 30km (20 miles) from the first site, officials say.
Results showing whether this case, or the earlier confirmed outbreak, is the lethal H5N1 strain found in Turkey are expected in the coming days.
The World Health Organization says there is a high probability that the first birds did carry that strain.
The news comes as EU veterinary officers hold an emergency meeting to discuss measures to contain bird flu.
In Turkey and Romania, the sites of bird flu infection have been close to areas favoured by migratory birds.
The Romanian agriculture ministry confirmed on Friday that two birds in Maliuc had tested positive for the H5 strain.
Romanian authorities have finished culling birds in Ceamurlia de Jos, the site of the first Romanian outbreak, and are starting to do so in Maliuc as a precaution.
The EU veterinary officers meeting in Brussels are looking at measures to try to reduce the chance of contact between wild birds and poultry in high-risk areas, which could include requiring some poultry to be kept inside.
A separate EU meeting of bird flu experts is expected to issue advice on the potential risk for humans who come into contact with migratory birds.
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EU foreign ministers are to hold emergency talks on the bird flu threat on Tuesday when they meet in Luxembourg for WTO negotiations.
The European Commission has banned imports of live birds and poultry products from Turkey and Romania.
European countries are being urged to stockpile anti-viral drugs after it was confirmed that avian influenza found in Turkey was the H5N1 type that can be fatal to humans.
In the Turkish and Romanian capitals, some pharmacies have run out of anti-flu medicines because of heavy demand.
Production of the drug Tamiflu, identified as a prime weapon against bird flu, will be doubled by the end of the year, maker Roche has said.
Turkey's Agriculture Minister, Mehdi Eker, insisted measures were in place to contain the bird flu found in Kiziksa, 120km (80 miles) south-west of Istanbul.
He said more than 5,000 birds had been slaughtered and a safety cordon would remain in the area for three weeks, unless more cases were reported.
Nine people are under medical observation after reports that 40 pigeons in their neighbourhood died in mysterious circumstances.
All nine are from Manisa, which is close to the village where the fatal H5N1 strain of bird flu was identified this week.
The nine are being monitored as "a precaution", officials said.
Turkey's environment ministry has banned the hunting of wild birds amid fears hunters could catch bird flu from them.
EU Health Commissioner Markos Kyprianou has warned that the EU should be ready for a potential human flu pandemic.
The H5N1 strain has killed more than 60 people in South East Asia since 2003. However, of those only one is suspected to have died after catching the virus from another human.
Input cost pressures are normally experienced with a lag in manufacturing companies. This trend has played out in Apollo Tyres Ltd’s December quarter (Q3 FY19) results. Even though net revenue rose on the back of decent sales, operating performance bore the brunt of raw material price volatility throughout 2018.
Crude oil price, which scaled a peak of $86 per barrel in October, fuelled the cost of crude derivatives that are used in tyre production. To top it, a falling rupee made imported rubber costlier. Coincidentally, in Q3, the quantum of imported rubber was substantially high due to reduced acreage and output in domestic ...
All these headwinds pushed up raw material costs. The stand-alone domestic entity’s raw material cost spiralled 550 basis points (bps) year-on-year to 67.1% in Q3. The same rose on a consolidated basis too, albeit by a lesser degree (320 bps) to 59%. On the whole, input costs took a major toll on profitability at opera...
Consolidated Ebitda (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization) margin fell by 110 bps from a year earlier. According to Jefferies India Pvt. Ltd, “Apollo Tyres’ Ebitda margin at 11.2% missed our estimate by 90 bps, mainly on account of continued pressure from commodity price, which was up ~2% QoQ an...
So, despite a 16.5% jump in net revenue to ₹4,718.3 crore, Ebitda grew at a lower 6.2%.
As if there weren’t enough pressures on profits, Apollo Tyres also provided for a ₹60 crore loss on an inter-corporate deposit with beleaguered Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services Ltd. Including this loss, net profit fell 19% year-on-year to ₹198 crore.
Amid all these challenges, the company’s stabilizing European operations mainly with respect to its Hungarian plant were heartening. It is reportedly gaining market share in the region and growing at a faster pace than the overall industry in Hungary.
On the home turf too, Apollo Tyres is expanding operations to tap a growing market. However, the moot question is whether the timing will misfire, given the new Andhra Pradesh plant will open in FY20, a period when analysts expect a slowdown.
Meanwhile, Apollo—like all tyre makers—will get respite from falling raw material prices. Headwinds like crude oil, rubber and the rupee have receded in recent months, and are likely to stay soft in the near term.